Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine S National Poet: Bronze Statue

Memorial Park Foundation Dept: Those are the words of Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine s national poet, whose bronze statue has been seen by no one since 2001 when it was stolen from an Oakville park, according to The Star. As the years passed, the statue s owners the few volunteers who run the Taras H. Shevchenko Museum and Memorial Park Foundation on Bloor St. W. had lost hope of ever again seeing the statue, worth an estimated $25,000 and they say it is easier / to have someone to weep with. / Make no mistake: It is a lot easier / To weep when seen by no one. A police investigation led nowhere and a $10,000 no-questions-asked reward went unclaimed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.